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| India reacts to worst blackout in 10 years with tweets and humour | India reacts to worst blackout in 10 years with tweets and humour |
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| Residents affected by a power outage in India, which left more than 350 million people across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir without electricity, have shared their experiences online. | Residents affected by a power outage in India, which left more than 350 million people across Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir without electricity, have shared their experiences online. |
| Tweeters in the capital city Delhi recalled previous blackouts: | Tweeters in the capital city Delhi recalled previous blackouts: |
| Metro line in Delhi down after power grid fails. Reminiscent of pre liberalisation years of black outs & nights spent on carrier of old fiat | Metro line in Delhi down after power grid fails. Reminiscent of pre liberalisation years of black outs & nights spent on carrier of old fiat |
| — barkha dutt (@BDUTT) July 30, 2012 | — barkha dutt (@BDUTT) July 30, 2012 |
| Disruption to the city's metro system and transport system was a key talking point for many commenting on the power cut online with pictures of overcrowded stations being shared, such as this shot of Rajiv Chowk station from Joe C on Facebook. | Disruption to the city's metro system and transport system was a key talking point for many commenting on the power cut online with pictures of overcrowded stations being shared, such as this shot of Rajiv Chowk station from Joe C on Facebook. |
| Also, auto drivers are being considerate of commuters plight. They aren't overcharging and are going by metre! #DelhiPowerCut | Also, auto drivers are being considerate of commuters plight. They aren't overcharging and are going by metre! #DelhiPowerCut |
| — Gillian Hooper (@gillianhooper) July 30, 2012 | — Gillian Hooper (@gillianhooper) July 30, 2012 |
| Others documented their night without power in tweets: | Others documented their night without power in tweets: |
| No electricity -> no water, no Metro, no traffic lights, airport on standby, cellphones dying, hospitals on ventilators. A storm is coming. | No electricity -> no water, no Metro, no traffic lights, airport on standby, cellphones dying, hospitals on ventilators. A storm is coming. |
| — Suhel Banerjee (@suhel) July 30, 2012 | — Suhel Banerjee (@suhel) July 30, 2012 |
| Thanks for all the concern, happy to report power (and responsibility I guess) has been restored. Much thanks to the happy people of Bhutan. | Thanks for all the concern, happy to report power (and responsibility I guess) has been restored. Much thanks to the happy people of Bhutan. |
| — Suhel Banerjee (@suhel) July 30, 2012 | — Suhel Banerjee (@suhel) July 30, 2012 |
| Despite a government announcement at around 11am local time that 60% of power had been restored to the northern grid, individual tweeters claimed that normal service had not been resumed: | Despite a government announcement at around 11am local time that 60% of power had been restored to the northern grid, individual tweeters claimed that normal service had not been resumed: |
| @BreakingNews @Guardian wrong info. Power is still not resumed in max parts of states. People r without water and medical services. | @BreakingNews @Guardian wrong info. Power is still not resumed in max parts of states. People r without water and medical services. |
| — Rajeev Pathak (@rajeevlav) July 30, 2012 | — Rajeev Pathak (@rajeevlav) July 30, 2012 |
| For those enduring the power outage, Twitter was also a source of humour in the face of a long night without electricity, with the #benefitsofpowercut tag beginning and other jokes being shared: | For those enduring the power outage, Twitter was also a source of humour in the face of a long night without electricity, with the #benefitsofpowercut tag beginning and other jokes being shared: |
| Q. What do you call a power failure in Delhi? A. Manmohan Singh. | Q. What do you call a power failure in Delhi? A. Manmohan Singh. |
| — Ashish Shakya (@stupidusmaximus) July 30, 2012 | — Ashish Shakya (@stupidusmaximus) July 30, 2012 |
| If you've been affected by the power cut in India, tweet @Guardian to share your story or leave a comment below. | If you've been affected by the power cut in India, tweet @Guardian to share your story or leave a comment below. |
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